About Us.

Storytellers, tinkerers, connectors, status-quo pushers. MBA’s with a heart. Deep foundation in education, psychology, anthropology and cultural competency that rounds out and broadens our marketing and business perspective. We think big but eat the elephant one bite at a time.

We offer marketing communications strategy services including content marketing, social media, advertising, email, SEO, event marketing, and additional consulting services. Above all, we view every project as an opportunity to build lasting partnerships. We’re in it for the long haul.

Proud to be a woman-owned marketing agency based in Oakland, California, also known as “The Town.”

Carrie Maultsby-Lute

Strategist + Project Manager

With over 10 years of experience in marketing, education, and sales, Carrie helps organizations increase their online awareness and grow their businesses through integrated marketing campaigns. She’s passionate about relationship building and believes in listening more than talking as a key to unlocking insights. Having worked with clients as an internal marketing specialist at Salesforce.com, Carrie has collaborated with a range of clients from Fortune 500’s to emerging startups, and collegiate institutions.

Carrie also teaches Entrepreneurship at Merritt College and loves connecting professionals with resources to start or grow their business. She has a B.A in Cultural Anthropology from UC Berkeley and a M.B.A from Mills College.

Connect with her on LinkedIn and read some of her client recommendations!

Julian Lute

Strategy + Creative Advisor

Passionate about delighting customers and reinvigorating their experience with brands,  Julian is a researcher at heart, who loves the “ah-ha” moments attached to gleaning insights from a mountain of data. Branding building (from the inside-out) and helping firms deliver on their brand promise is Julian’s specialty. He’s also a ninja in Adobe suite and our graphic guru.

Most of his experience is in B2B and marketing/branding professional services. He’s also passionate about economic development – business and community working together to create value. Julian has experience working with Fortune 500 clients and small non-profits, servicing risk management, technology and education industries. He’s a 3-time University of San Francisco graduate with a B.A in Psychology, M.A in Education, and M.B.A (Marketing focus). Connect with Julian on LinkedIn and check out his blog, i (hate) your brand.

About Us.

Storytellers, tinkerers, connectors, status-quo pushers. MBA’s with a heart. Deep foundation in education, psychology, anthropology and cultural competency that rounds out and broadens our marketing and business perspective. We think big but eat the elephant one bite at a time.

We offer marketing communications strategy services including content marketing, social media, advertising, email, SEO, event marketing, and additional consulting services. Above all, we view every project as an opportunity to build lasting partnerships. We’re in it for the long haul.

Proud to be a woman-owned marketing agency based in Oakland, California, also known as “The Town.”

Carrie Maultsby-Lute

Strategist + Project Manager

With over 10 years of experience in marketing, education, and sales, Carrie helps organizations increase their online awareness and grow their businesses through integrated marketing campaigns. She’s passionate about relationship building and believes in listening more than talking as a key to unlocking insights. Having worked with clients as an internal marketing specialist at Salesforce.com, Carrie has collaborated with a range of clients from Fortune 500’s to emerging startups, and collegiate institutions.

Carrie also teaches Entrepreneurship at Merritt College and loves connecting professionals with resources to start or grow their business. She has a B.A in Cultural Anthropology from UC Berkeley and a M.B.A from Mills College.

Connect with her on LinkedIn and read some of her client recommendations!

Julian Lute

Strategy + Creative Advisor

Passionate about delighting customers and reinvigorating their experience with brands,  Julian is a researcher at heart, who loves the “ah-ha” moments attached to gleaning insights from a mountain of data. Branding building (from the inside-out) and helping firms deliver on their brand promise is Julian’s specialty. He’s also a ninja in Adobe suite and our graphic guru.

Most of his experience is in B2B and marketing/branding professional services. He’s also passionate about economic development – business and community working together to create value. Julian has experience working with Fortune 500 clients and small non-profits, servicing risk management, technology and education industries. He’s a 3-time University of San Francisco graduate with a B.A in Psychology, M.A in Education, and M.B.A (Marketing focus). Connect with Julian on LinkedIn and check out his blog, i (hate) your brand.